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Public land at South West Inner City

South West Inner City · Dublin City

Publicly owned land. Held by Waterways Ireland

Site area
0.39 ha (0.95 acres)
Zoning
G5
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  • Publicly owned land
    Publicly owned land · Held by Waterways Ireland · 1 Apr 2023 · source

Planning nearby

Planning applications within 500 m (on Planning Register)

Who owns it

The registered owner is on the Land Registry folio. Search the map on landdirect.ie at 53.33162, -6.28992 and buy a copy of the folio: €5 online, and it names the owner and any charge on the land. Most Dublin land is registered; older unregistered titles are in the Registry of Deeds.

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Planning on and around the site

Radius m
250

Near

Years
5
Total
47

Appeals

Total
11
Tagged
0

Inspector recommendations are shown only where the inspector's report has been read and tagged; "not extracted" is not the same as "no recommendation". Sources: npad, 25 Sept 2026; acp, 25 Sept 2026; bcms, 25 Sept 2026

Deadlines running

Radius m
250
Count
0

Deadlines are computed once, by the connector that saw the event, from the statutory rule; never estimated here. Sources: acp, 25 Sept 2026; consult, 25 Sept 2026; moderngov, 25 Sept 2026; npad, 25 Sept 2026; rzlt, 18 Sept 2026

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Available
Yes
On site
Yes
Note
This land is on an RZLT map — the owner is liable for an annual 3 % tax.

Zones (9)

Objective textPlan idFetched atCodeLabelMeaning
Zone Z9 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
Zone Z11 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028DCC_DP_OWN11 Sept 2026———
Z11: Waterways Protection: To protect and improve canal, coastal and river amenities.DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026G3High amenityProtected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.
Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services.DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026G5Open space and amenityLand zoned to stay open — parks, playing fields, amenity corridors. Built development is very hard to justify, which also means the view is protected.
Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services.DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026G5Open space and amenityLand zoned to stay open — parks, playing fields, amenity corridors. Built development is very hard to justify, which also means the view is protected.
Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services.DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026G5Open space and amenityLand zoned to stay open — parks, playing fields, amenity corridors. Built development is very hard to justify, which also means the view is protected.
Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026R2Existing residentialAn established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'…
Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-202811 Sept 2026R2Existing residentialAn established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'…

Objective text is quoted from the development plan as published on MyPlan (GZT). The plain-English line is our gloss. Sources: zoning, 19 Sept 2026; rzlt, 18 Sept 2026

Constraints

Available
Yes
Buffer m
50
Opw flood extent nearby
Yes
Opw flood map url
https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/

Kinds (2)

KindLabelCount
nhaNatural Heritage Area (incl. proposed)1
radonRadon risk area1

Flood extents are OPW data we may not redistribute: shown as a yes/no and a link to floodinfo.ie. Sources: constraints, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.flood_cfram, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.nha, 11 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 11 Sept 2026

Homes planned nearby

Radius m
1,000

Totals

Sites
18
Homes
2,337
Started
1,706
Sites started
8
Unbuilt
235
Sites unbuilt
7
Sites lapsing
0
Lapsed
396
Sites lapsed
3
Sites appealed
0
Started pct
73
Not started
235

As of

Computed at
2026-09-19T06:05:22+00:00
Sites in table
4,168

Sites (15)

SourceCouncilRefNameAddressUnits
applicationDCC3930/22lands known as Bright Ford RialtoSite (0.45 ha) at lands known as Bright Ford Rialto, Herberton Road, Dublin 12, D12 HT9960
applicationDCCWEB2373/2542 Marrowbone Lane42 Marrowbone Lane, Dublin 8, D08 FY6W51
applicationDCC3054/24No. 126-128 Harold's Cross RoadNo. 126-128 Harold's Cross Road, Dublin 6W40
applicationDCC3581/24South Circular RoadSite at the corner of South Circular Road, 33-37 Dolphin's Barn Street, Dublin 825
applicationDCCWEB2869/2544/45 Dolphin's BarnThe Barn House, 44/45 Dolphin's Barn, Dublin 821
applicationDCC4374/23Keeper Road, Drimnagh53a, Keeper Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12 (Eircode D12 FD40), bounded by Keeper Road to the south and, laneways to the rear of Keeper Road to the north and east20
applicationDCCWEB2791/24Old County Road60, Old County Road, (site with frontage to Old County Glen), Crumlin, Dublin 12, D12 V3F818
shdDCCABP-308917Player Wills site and undeveloped Land in Ownership of DubliFormer Player Wills site and undeveloped Land in Ownership of Dublin CIty Council, South Circular Road, Dublin 8. (www.PWSCR2SHD.ie)492
shdDCCABP-307221Bailey Gibson SiteFormer Bailey Gibson Site, 326-328 South Circular Road, Dublin 8. (https://bgscr1shd.ie)416
shdDCCABP-308162Dublin 8.A site comprised of The Old Glass Factory and no's. 113-117 Cork Street and no's. 118-122 Cork Street, Dublin 8. (www.corkstreetsharedliving.com)397
shdDCCABP-310112Eason's WarehouseFormer Eason's Warehouse, Brickfield House, Brickfield Drive, Dublin 12. (www.brickfieldhouseshd.ie)282
applicationDCC2463/2147b47,47b, 49, 51, 53 Keeper Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 1253
applicationDCC3662/216A and 76, 6A and 7, Pim Street, Dublin 829
applicationDCC3826/22Sweeney's TerraceSweeney's Terrace, Dublin 8, including No.4 Sweeney's Terrace (a habitable house to the rear of No. 1 Sweeney's Terrace)., The site is generally bound by a S…25
applicationDCC2618/19& 1917, 18, & 19, Newport Street, at Corner Of Newport Street and Pim Street, Dublin 812

Applicants (3)

NameSitesHomes
Lidl Ireland GmbH160
Sales Limited151
Somerton House Limited121

Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 25 Sept 2026; npad, 25 Sept 2026

Public land nearby

Radius m
1,000

On site (1)

CodeLabelDetailObserved at
public_landPublic land (LDA register)Held by Waterways Ireland1 Apr 2023

Sources: lda_lands, 11 Sept 2026; moderngov, 25 Sept 2026

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
74
Facility count
13

Stops (10)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8220DB001365Dolphin's Barn146.7
nta8220DB001364Dolphin Avenue147.5
nta8220DB001382Dolphin's Barn178.3
nta8220DB001406Dolphin's Barn207.3
nta8220DB002190Dolphin House220.2
nta8220DB001383Dolphin Avenue231.9
nta8220DB007906Dolphin's Barn254.8
nta8220DB001407Rutland Avenue301.8
nta8220DB003952Rutland Avenue309.3
nta8220DB001363Saint Anne's Rd S317.4

Sources: gtfs, 25 Sept 2026; schools, 11 Sept 2026

Other sites nearby

Figures as of 24 Sept 2026. Sources: acp (25 Sept 2026); bcms (25 Sept 2026); constraints (11 Sept 2026); constraints.flood_cfram (11 Sept 2026); constraints.nha (11 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (11 Sept 2026); consult (25 Sept 2026); gtfs (25 Sept 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (25 Sept 2026); npad (25 Sept 2026); parcels (11 Sept 2026); places (11 Sept 2026); rzlt (18 Sept 2026); schools (11 Sept 2026); zoning (19 Sept 2026).

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